Mount Desert Campground

Featured amenities

Parking
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Showers

About Mount Desert Campground

Mount Desert Campground is located in the heart of Mount Desert Island, just minutes from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Spend your days hiking the mountain trails or biking on the 50+ miles of carriage roads. Plenty of sightseeing and shopping and dining experiences around the many local towns such as Southwest Harbor and Northeast Harbor await you! Sail on a schooner, go rock climbing in Acadia, or spend your afternoon at Sand Beach. You can even rent a kayak right here at the campground and explore beautiful Somes Sound.

Activities & Attractions

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Hiking

Hiking

Year-round
Kayaking

Kayaking

Spring Summer Fall
Mountain Biking

Mountain Biking

Year-round

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Parking
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Showers
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Restrooms
  • Showers
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
  • Grill
Parking and Transport

Parking and Transport

  • Parking
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
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Reviews (5)

What Guests Are Saying

Mount Desert Campground offers beautiful, scenic sites with clean and spacious bathrooms, friendly staff, and a great location near Acadia National Park. Guests appreciate the well-designed layout, with many amenities like a coffee shop and easy access to the water. While some noted the close proximity of campsites and higher rental prices for water activities, the overall experience is highly praised.

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Aubrey Fritz

Aubrey Fritz

January 3, 2026

5

Great campsites with good amenities. Bathrooms are clean and large, and they have many places around the lot so you're always close to one. Easy walk down to the water. Camp sites are quite close but as to be expected. To rent kayaks/paddleboards are overpriced but it's a high tourist area

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Luke Biscan

Luke Biscan

October 11, 2025

5

By far, the best campground we’ve ever stayed at! We’ve stayed at a lot of campgrounds, but this one takes the win. Beautiful scenery, well thought out layout of the sites, the bath houses were very clean and nice, the Gathering Place offers daily coffee and pastries, the hosts were incredibly kind and helpful, and it’s a great location to easily get into Acadia or Bar Harbor. Basically, we’re trying to figure out when we can come back!

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Sara Jacobs

Sara Jacobs

October 3, 2025

5

This campground is amazing!! The host was extremely friendly and explained how to get around Acadia National Forest. The spots she suggested were beautiful!! The bathroom and showers were clean and we loved how the campsites were tucked into the trees and the road carved a way through the trees!! Very scenic!!

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Faith Boucher

Faith Boucher

September 30, 2025

5

What a beautiful place to stay! Sites are nicely sized, and clean. Plus having a platform to set our tent on was a nice bonus. We stayed at a waterfront site, and the view was incredible. Clean bathrooms, and friendly staff. We will definitely be back!

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Amy Stevens

Amy Stevens

September 20, 2025

3

Our campsite was beautiful and we loved the views and location, however we were disappointed that there was no designated area to wash dishes. We were also a little disappointed with the shower situation- I didn't expect to pay for showers with the cost we already paid for the campsite. The rustic shower is probably ok on a hot summer day but on a chilly September morning, having the wind come through the walls of the shower building was not ideal. Having a place to buy a hot cup of coffee in the morning was great though.

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Location Mount Desert Campground

Address:
516 Sound Drive
Mount Desert, ME, 04660
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 44.3665 / -68.3178

Elevation: 32 feet

Nearby National Park

Acadia National Park

Hulls Cove Visitor Center

Approximate driving time: 9 min

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Last updated: July 7, 2026